Skiing is back in Colorado for lucky few with reservations
DENVER — Skiing is back in Colorado after a more than two-month closure caused by the coronavirus, but only a few have been lucky enough to score rese...
Nevada casinos to reopen; America can’t get enough pizza
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Wednesday related to the ...
For launch spectators, storms more worrisome than virus
TITUSVILLE, Fla. — For the spectators gathered along the Space Coast on Wednesday for an astronaut launch, the rumbling thunder, darkening clouds and ...
Warrants describe nightmarish child abuse case in Tennessee
KINGSTON, Tenn. — Arrest warrants in a Tennessee couple's abuse case describe a hellish existence for four children in their legal custody, a nightmar...
Review: John Prine sideman steps out as reflective balladeer
Jason Wilber, "Time Traveler” (WilberTone)
Could be limited - or no - fans at a September French Open
PARIS — With the new $55 million (50 million euros) retractable roof shut atop a barren Court Philippe Chatrier — where the red clay has dimmed to an ...
French lawmakers endorse the country’s virus tracing app
PARIS — France's lower house of parliament endorsed Wednesday a contact-tracing app designed to contain the spread of the coronavirus amid sharp debat...
Review: ‘High Note’ is easy listening for troubled times
There may have been a point — say, oh, a few months ago? — when we’d have demanded a lot more edge from a movie like “The High Note,” and been less fo...
Court: Mental provider not liable in Florida school shooting
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A mental health provider cannot be held liable for the actions of a man accused of a 2018 Florida high school massacre, an appe...
NASA chief “all in” for Tom Cruise to film on space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA is rolling out the International Space Station’s red carpet for Tom Cruise to make a movie in orbit.
Denmark residents sue over laws for dismantling ‘ghettos’
Stockholm — A group of Copenhagen residents sued the Danish government Wednesday over legislation that authorized dismantling neighborhoods designated...
US priest who founded Knights of Columbus to be beatified
VATICAN CITY — The founder of the Knights of Colombus, the influential U.S.-based lay Catholic organization, is moving a step closer to possible saint...
Serbia bans Montenegro flights amid escalating tensions
BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbian authorities have banned Montenegro’s national carrier from operating flights out of Belgrade after the small nation's gover...
Japan OK’s funds for $1.1 T stimulus to fight pandemic woes
TOKYO — Japan’s Cabinet approved a proposed 32 trillion-yen ($296 billion) supplementary budget Wednesday to help fund $1.1 trillion in measures to cu...
Documentary focuses on unlikely champion of Mexican cuisine
NEW YORK — If you add garlic to your guacamole, we have bad news: You're not doing it right. Do you mince the onion? That's also a no-no. And, please,...
EU proposes 750 billion-euro coronavirus recovery fund
BRUSSELS — The EU's executive is proposing a 750 billion-euro ($825 billion) recovery fund to help the bloc's economy through the painful recession tr...
Protesters mass in Hong Kong as anthem law is debated
HONG KONG — Thousands of protesters shouted pro-democracy slogans and insults at police in Hong Kong on Wednesday as lawmakers debated a bill criminal...
Nissan-Renault alliance to share more parts, technology
TOKYO — The auto alliance of Nissan and Renault said Wednesday it will be sharing more vehicle parts, technology and models to save costs as the indus...
Doctors use GPS, dinghies to screen Greek islands for virus
SIKINOS, Greece — Using dinghies, GPS and a portable refrigerator, doctors deployed by Greece's national public health agency have launched a coronavi...
Hypocrisy gone viral? Officials set bad COVID-19 examples
PARIS — “Do as I say, but not as I do” was the message many British saw in the behavior of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's key aide, who traveled hundr...
Sweet 16: NHL playoffs qualifying round tough to predict
The NHL's regular season is over and the chase for the Stanley Cup is on if hockey returns this summer.
‘A step toward normalcy’ - NHL shapes a return to play plan
Rosy as the news might sound, Gary Bettman made no promises in announcing the NHL has the framework of a plan in place to return to the ice.
With test results lost, an Afghan family fell to virus
KABUL, Afghanistan — As in many Afghan households, dinner at Dr. Yousuf Aryubi’s home meant the whole family — his mother, his siblings, their childre...
Rubio warns of foreign actors amplifying virus conspiracies
WASHINGTON — Sen. Marco Rubio, the new Republican chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, is warning that foreign actors will seek to amplify c...
Spread of coronavirus fuels corruption in Latin America
MIAMI — Even in a pandemic, there's no slowdown for swindlers in Latin America.
AP PHOTOS: Olympic dreams for locked-down Venezuela athletes
CARACAS, Venezuela — Stefany Hernández zips on her bike across a vast, empty boulevard in Venezuela's capital, getting in training where she can find ...
Asia stocks mixed on uncertainty over Hong Kong security law
Major Asian stock markets were mixed Wednesday as U.S.-Chinese tension over Hong Kong competed with optimism about recovery from the coronavirus pande...
Elliott ends Busch’s win streak, collects $100,000 bounty
CONCORD, N.C. — Chase Elliott snapped Kyle Busch’s seven-race Truck Series winning streak and collected a $100,000 bounty for beating NASCAR’s most su...
Japan police arrest man in Kyoto anime arson that killed 36
TOKYO — Japanese police on Wednesday arrested a suspect in the deadly arson at a Kyoto anime studio last year after he recovered enough from his own s...
Biden campaign names national director for voter protection
DETROIT — Joe Biden has hired a national director for voter protection, a role his campaign says will focus broadly on voter rights, including the dis...